Definition of posess

1. possess [ v ] have as an attribute, knowledge, or skillExamples:"he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"

Used in print:

(St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)

For_that_matter , Stan_Musial is rare , possessing the disposition that enabled him to put_out the same for seven managers , reserving his opinions , but not his effort .

(Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)

There are some passages in the writings of Irenaeus where the image of God and the similitude are sharply distinguished , so most notably in the statement : `` If the [ Holy ] Spirit is absent from the soul , such a man is indeed of an animal nature ; and , being left carnal , he will be an imperfect being , possessing the image [ of God ] in his formation , but not receiving the similitude [ of God ] through the Spirit '' .

(LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)

An agent would likely be selected which would possess sufficient viability and virulence stability to meet realistic minimal logistic requirements .

(B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)

It lacks pollen baskets and possesses only a large_number of long , branched hairs on its legs , on which the pollen grains will collect .

(Richard F. McLaughlin, et al., "A study of the...)

One would not expect such an event to occur in animals possessing lungs of types 1 , or 2 , .